today at six: devastating floods across pakistan — the government says a third of the country is now under water. over 1100 people have now died, and 33 million have been affected. translation: now all our belongings are buried under 12 to 13 feet of - water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. as pakistan struggles to cope with the devastation of flooding, europe is on track to record its driest summer in 500 years. we report from spain, where a drought has destroyed harvests, leading to fears of higher food prices. nasa delays the launch of the first artemis flight to the moon, after technical complications.

and revelling in its return — the notting hill carnival comes back to london's streets for the first time in three years. good evening. the devastation caused in pakistan by extensive flooding has been called a �*crisis of unimaginable proportions�* by its climate change minister. she says that a third of the country is now underwater. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected — but mountainous regions in khyber pakhtunkhwa have also been badly hit by heavy rainfall and swollen rivers. sindh province is low—lying and it's received eight times its average rainfall for august. the catastrophe is not yet over — water is still surging down

the mighty indus river, with fears it could cause more flooding and landslides down river. the bbc has been filming across the country, including our correspondent pumza filhani, who has sent this report from the city of sukkur. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because of _ the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 to 13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. the rivers are swelling, and all many can do is stand and watch. the raging floods and mudslides have forced people to flee to higher ground.

0n the other side of the country, in sindh, there's been some reprieve from the rains, but swathes of land are still under water and unlivable. many families have settled near major roads, or wherever there is still dry land. families have been displaced across pakistan, but the people that have been worst affected are the poor, people who had very little to begin with. the community that we found here used to live on the banks of the indus river, which has been over flooding four weeks. they came here because this was higher ground, many of them travelled for hours and kilometres to try and get here. just behind me is the little means that they have been able to put together. there aren't any tents here, there is no clean drinking water, there isn't even any food, and they don't know, they tell me, why they have been neglected. this farmer has been sleeping in an open field for a week. today, he has finally gathered

enough branches and sticks to build shelter for his family. translation: even when the water recedes, all we | will have are these branches. 0ur homes are gone. we have nothing. i was able to grow my own vegetables back home, and everything is gone now. i can't even feed my children. we need help. the floods have not only taken lives, they've taken livelihoods, too. iqbal ali has travelled across two provinces, searching for suitable land for his herd. he is hoping that if he can keep them alive, then he has a chance to rebuild his life. local aid agencies say they are doing all they can to help, but they admit they are overwhelmed and do not have enough resources. government officials

who have dealt with floods many times before have said this time is different. this year's rains were unprecedented and have brought untold tragedy to the people of pakistan. pumza filhani, bbc news, sindh. while higher global temperatures are leading to more extreme rainfall in countries like pakistan, much of europe has experienced heatwaves and drought, with scientists saying it's on track to become the continent's driest summer in 500 years. spain has been particularly badly affected, with climate change devastating harvests, which then leads to higherfood prices. our southern europe correspondent mark lowen reports from andalucia. a harvest not reaped but wrecked. the flowers that worship the sun need the blessing of rain, too. but it's nowhere. sunflowers that many here planted to make up for those lost in ukraine, wiped out

by spain's worst drought on record. farmers are unsure if they can go on. translation: if it doesn't rain - by the end of the year, it makes no sense to plant more. that would just be like throwing money at the land for no harvest. and there is no rain forecast for now. spain's rich farmland is being impoverished. supplying half of all olive oil, the world's biggest producer has trees almost bare, parched soil giving little fruit, the yield down by at least a third. the country's green gold, as it's called, is now even more prized. in this factory that exports to the uk, production is dropping by half, pushing up prices amidst the global food crisis. as the flow becomes a trickle, they worry here that this vital sector

is in danger. translation: shoppers are already paying a third higher than _ last year, but the drought will increase that even more. with the downturn, we may have to lay off some workers. another year like this would be a complete catastrophe. now spain is turning to its shores to help, expanding plants that de—salinise sea water to ease the shortage. this one, which purifies enough for a small city, will increase its supply by a third in the next four years. the main problem here is clearly the drought, but there is another issue, too — half of the water coming out of this plant goes towards irrigating the fruit and vegetables growing in these kinds of greenhouses, spain producing the most in the eu. but perhaps, with our climate heating, this country can just no longer afford to be the garden of europe. with parts of spain

the driest in 1200 years, this dystopian vision of a once bountiful land is a glimpse into ourfuture. mark lowen, bbc news, andalucia. nasa has cancelled today's launch of the most powerful rocket it's ever developed, artemis 1, which had been due to take off for an uncrewed test flight to the moon. the us space agency had a two—hour window for lift—off, but one of its engines could not be cooled down to the required temperature in time. our science editor rebecca morelle has been following developments at the kennedy space center in florida. it was all looking so good, even the weather. nasa's new rocket was ready to make history and head to the moon, but then the problems began. the hydrogen team reporting that they started seeing a leak trending up. first of all, a fuel leak, with liquid hydrogen escaping. that one was fixed.

then a possible crack was spotted, holding things up even more, although this turned out to be frost in a crevice. but it was an issue with an engine that spell the end. launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub for today. nasa's administrator, bill nelson, was on hand to explain. this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system, and all those things have to work. and you don't want to light the candle until it's ready to go. t —40 minutes. there were too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket, and it hadn't really been put through its paces, so it's no surprise the engineers were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule, called orion, into deep space, to go into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth with a splash down.

if the maiden flight is a success, the next time, astronauts will come along for the ride. but they are not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we've taken the count anywhere close to zero. we've done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we haven't tried to take it all the way to flight yet, so there are many, many opportunities for new things to crop up. this is a test flight. we are doing the test. we won't go till we are ready, but i really hope we are ready. the mood right now is downcast at the launch pad, but this is a setback. it's not game over. and nasa is still confident we'll see this rocket flt. —— fly. the question though is when. we know the engine was the problem, and engineers will be poring over the data to find out exactly what went wrong. if it is an easy fix, the rocket could fly as early as

this friday. if it is something more complicated, it might have to be rolled back into its engineering workshop, and that could take weeks or even months. one thing we do know for sure is that nasser is determined to get this thing off the ground. their plans for the moon are ambitious. they don'tjust want fleeting visits there, they want to establish a permanent base, and that will be essential for establishing and testing technologies that could take us even further, to mars or beyond. take us even further, to mars or be ond. . ~ take us even further, to mars or be ond. ., ~ ,, take us even further, to mars or be ond. . ~' ,, , take us even further, to mars or be ond. ., ~ ,, , . beyond. thank you very much, rebecca. _ beyond. thank you very much, rebecca, reporting _ beyond. thank you very much, rebecca, reporting from - beyond. thank you very much, rebecca, reporting from the l beyond. thank you very much, - rebecca, reporting from the kennedy space center. the ukrainian military says it has broken through the first line of russian defences near the city of kherson, beginning its much—anticipated counter—offensive in the south. it also claims fighters from the self—proclaimed donetsk people's republic have retreated and the russian paratroopers who supported them have fled. ukraine un inspectors heading for the zaporizhzhia nuclear power

station have arrived in kyiv today and will start work in the �*coming days�*. the plant is occupied by russian troops, and both kyiv and moscow have accused each other of shelling the complex, risking a nuclear disaster. the kremlin said it was ready to guarantee the inspectors' safety but brushed aside us calls to demilitarise the site. the economic proposals of the conservative leadership candidate liz truss have been described as �*simplistic�* and �*worrying' by the institute for fiscal studies think tank. our political correspondent damian grammaticasjoins me now. why do they say this, and what does she say in reply? the institute is a very respected think tank for its economic analysis. remember, liz truss's plan is essentially cutting taxes, so reversing the recent rise in national insurance, potentially not going ahead with an increase in corporation tax. it has also been talked about that she could cut vat rates and income tax rates. paul johnson, the director of the iss,

says it is simplistic to assume that cutting taxes leads to higher growth, and in the current situation, it could just fuel inflation and make things worse. he says what's worrying for him is that there would be tens of billions of pounds flowing into government coffers that would not now becoming if that happened, and he said that could risk crashing the public finances. rishi sunak�*s team have said tax cuts would really benefit the best off and not those who most need the help, but his plans have also been criticised by paul johnson, who said they are not adequate to the task that is facing us, so there are very many questions facing the candidates still, and in that context, liz truss is meant to be doing an interview with the bbc�*s nick robinson, one on one, face—to—face interview, and that has just been cancelled. liz truss's team so she can no longer find the time. .,

round of the us open in new york, a decade after he won his first grand slam title there. laura scott is at flushing meadows for us. laura. it's day one of the us open, packed with storylines, and the drama could come thick and fast today. andy murray was one of the very first players in action, up against the 24—year—old and 24th seed francisco cerundolo. it is a lot of change since 2012 when murray won back the first of his two us open titles, not least the fact that he now has a metal hip, of course. he arrived here with unresolved issues with cramping. a bit of a shaky start, broken in the first game, and the first set proved tighter than he would have liked, but he won that 7-5 would have liked, but he won that 7—5 and has taken the second set 6-3. 7—5 and has taken the second set 6—3. three other brits in action, harriet dot, kyle edmund and the rapidly rising jack draper, but there really is only one story in town today and that is around serena

williams. she won the first of her 23 grand slam titles he wrote the us open back in 1999 as a 17—year—old, and it is here as a ao—year—old that she has chosen for this to be her final ever tournament. she headlines the action tonight against the world number 80, the action tonight against the world number80, danka kovinic, and as the action tonight against the world number 80, danka kovinic, and as she says, she is evolving away from tennis. the home fans of course will be watching. many thanks, laura scott. up to two million people are expected to attend europe's largest carnival in notting hill in london this bank holiday weekend. festivities continue into this evening. it's the first time the event is taking place following the pandemic, and people are revelling in its return. celestina olulode has been with them. a street festival rooted in caribbean culture. the warm up was

yesterday, and now for the main event. after two years celebrating carnival online, the parades are back. ., , ., back. not being on the road has been frustratin: back. not being on the road has been frustrating and _ back. not being on the road has been frustrating and a _ back. not being on the road has been frustrating and a little _ back. not being on the road has been frustrating and a little boring. - back. not being on the road has been frustrating and a little boring. the - frustrating and a little boring. the plus for me is that i was involved in the virtual carnival. i was one of the presenters, and i think the idea for us to present now was born in 2020, when they did such a fabulousjob. why should in 2020, when they did such a fabulous job. why should we not present to the world throughout carnival? �* , ., ., , . carnival? aside from all the music and floats. _ carnival? aside from all the music and floats, this _ carnival? aside from all the music and floats, this is _ carnival? aside from all the music and floats, this is one _ carnival? aside from all the music and floats, this is one of- carnival? aside from all the music and floats, this is one of the - and floats, this is one of the highlights — caribbean food that so many people come for. you've got your favourites, many people come for. you've got yourfavourites, like rice and peas, jerk chicken, and of course, patties. a global street festival in a residential area, some locals soaked up the party vibes while others chose to stay away. organisers say they recognise there is a delicate balance to be met. there was a visible police presence

in the area, but for a street festival steeped in caribbean culture and history, for these locals, it's good to be back. time for a look at the weather. here's chris. today, most of us got away with some sunshine for the first part of the day. this is how things started off in the swansea area. we kept sunshine for most of the day here. across northern and eastern parts of the uk, we had thick cloud building through the day, even bringing a few showers. on the satellite you see the cloud spreading in from the north sea. it turned pretty cloudy for a time as i say. we have a few showers around at the moment, one or two every once in scotland that could get over to northern ireland in the next few hours. leitch i was coming in across east anglia and south—east england overnight, otherwise clear spells and temperatures similar to recent nights, lows of around 10—14 c for

most. on tuesday, many of us start on a dry note with spells of sunshine, but notice a few more showers around east anglia and south—east england. there could be one or two for western scotland and northern ireland as well, but the emphasis still is on a lot of fine and dry weather, and temperatures will be similar to those of today, the high teens across the north and east of the country, 23 in the warmest parts of southern england and wales. the weather stays quite quiet through the middle part of the week as we head through thursday and into friday. a few isolated showers here and there, but not too much going on. we then see a big change in the weather patterns, and bearing in the weather patterns, and bearing in mind our water supply has been under stress with the extended run of dry weather, through the weekend, this area of low pressure becomes slow moving to the south—west, bringing outbreaks of rain up from the south and west, so quite a wet first week of september. of course, we need that reign. indeed we do. many thanks, chris.

that's all from us at bbc news at six. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodbye.

talking to some of what for hours to get help. right now i am at the region to hit by the flood. there was a blockage, there was a landslide, people today we have reached to this place and you could see the mountains were all around and people are talking and do not have anything to eat because the area you can see behind me and we will try to talk to him. and our problems are enormous. the whole area has been _ problems are enormous. the whole area has been wiped _ problems are enormous. the whole area has been wiped off. _ problems are enormous. the whole area has been wiped off. we - problems are enormous. the whole area has been wiped off. we didn'tl area has been wiped off. we didn't get any food or even a grain of salt.